Entangled

Chapter-25

"But.."

"No buts! You are not going anywhere and that's final. Now you take rest we are leaving." Daniel said as he got up from his chair. I couldn't say anything as I knew if I'd argue they would stay in my room for the whole day and would not allow me to even lift a finger.

When they both left, I closed my eyes and rested my head on the headboard. After a few minutes, the door of my room opened and someone entered. A whiff of flowers passed into my nostrils. It was her. I opened my eyes when she touched my forehead. My eyes lingered on her cheek. I touched her cheek to inspect the bruise, I could feel her shudder under my touch. I removed my hand when she said the bruise was gone.

Then she said she cooked soup for me which made me scrunch my nose. I don't like soup, it's for sick people and I was not sick, I just had a fever. That's all.

I didn't want to eat it but she assured me that it tasted good. I saw the pleading in her eyes, so, I agreed. And the smile she flashed made my heart skip a beat. I never saw her smile at me before. When I tasted the first spoonful of soup, I was stunned because the soup was so delicious. It surely didn't taste like any other soup for sick people. I instantly felt hungry and finished the soup hurriedly.

When she asked me if I wanted more, I got embarrassed, she was standing there the whole time watching me eat hurriedly. But I couldn't say no as the soup was very tasty and I wanted to eat more. She went out to bring more soup.

But she didn't come back instantly. I was longing to eat more and waited for her to bring soup. I was restless. When she came with the soup I finished it instantly. She gave me medicine and then I laid back on the bed. She was about to leave when I tugged her wrist.

"Could you please give me the head massage that you gave me before?" I whispered when she faced me. I saw her surprised expression. She thought I didn't know that it was her who gave me the head massage. I truly liked how her massage calmed me and helped me sleep peacefully. I wanted her to do it again.

She sat beside me and started giving me the head massage. I didn't know when sleep engulfed me but when I got up, it was already noon. She gave me a vegetable soup that was tasty too. She really cooks delicious food. Then I took medicine and slept again.

And now it was almost six in the evening and here I was, sitting in my bed, catching up on my work. My room door burst open and Daniel and Sean walked in.

We started talking business, about the meeting they attended on behalf of me and other things. Almost an hour later there was a knock on my bedroom door and Ariana came inside.

"Sorry to disturb but dinner is ready." She said politely. She had been cooking dinner? Dinner could have been ordered from outside. She had been up since midnight. Wasn't she tired?

"Okay, Princess, I was waiting for dinner. I am starving." Daniel said as he excitedly stood up from the couch.

"Well, the same goes with me," Sean replied, standing up.

I frowned. They are staying for dinner? Did she cook for them too?

"Umm.. you want your dinner here in your bedroom?" She asked looking at me.

"No, I'll come downstairs," I replied. Then she left saying okay. Daniel and Sean were about to leave when I stopped them.

"You two are staying for dinner?" I frowned.

"Yep. Princess invited both of us. Any problem?" Daniel grinned. I ignored his comment.

"We denied but she wanted us here, we couldn't say no, so, we accepted." Sean shrugged his shoulders.